pigargo-americano vs Flowering Fern

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Osmunda regalis

Key Differences

pigargo-americano is Not Evaluated while Flowering Fern is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pigargo-americano	Flowering Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (ave)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Osmundales (Osmundales)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Osmundaceae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Osmunda
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Osmunda regalis

Conservation Status

pigargo-americano

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Flowering Fern

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pigargo-americano	Flowering Fern
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	28 years	—
Average Length	90 cm	—
Average Weight	5.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

pigargo-americano

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Ecuador).

Flowering Fern

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Neotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Colombia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

pigargo-americano

A ave nacional dos Estados Unidos e símbolo do sucesso conservacionista americano, a águia-careca tem uma envergadura de até 2,4 metros e habita florestas e zonas húmidas próximas de águas abertas em toda a América do Norte. Quase extinta na década de 1960 devido ao envenenamento por DDT e à caça, recuperou de forma notável após as proibições de pesticidas e a Lei das Espécies em Perigo.